Camping Close to Home - June 21 - 23, 2019

Have you ever had one of those weeks that at the end of it you just need to get away for a couple of days?  We had a hard time getting back into the grove after our week at the Spring Rally so we started looking for campsites and found one close to home that had one open spot left for Friday and Saturday night.  Needless to say we booked it without knowing what the site we selected, not by choice but necessity, even looked like.  Thankfully with a 14 foot rig and no slides we can wiggle in just about anywhere!

About 30 minutes outside of Colorado Springs, just a little south of Woodland Park there is a small body of water (Manitou Lake) and 3 campgrounds near it.  We were camping at the Colorado Campground this trip.  It's nice and close but still makes you feel like your in the mountains and there is fishing close by at the lake.

Site 20 at Colorado Campground near Woodland Park, Colorado

Was able to sneak out of work a little early, got home and hooked up and off we went!  Got there, set up and Andrea made dinner.  A little rain and small hail that evening so we enjoyed some us time in the rig playing some games and talking.  During the week life can get pretty crazy around our house and we just don't get time to really talk to each other.

North side of Pikes Peak from Manitou Lake

Saturday morning was sunny and beautiful with some clouds around Pikes Peak and we were able to get in a couple of hours of fishing before the weather started to change.  A cold front was moving in and we headed back to the campsite before the rain started and the temperatures dropped.  In Colorado in the summer the days are nice and warm in the mountains and the nights can get down right chilly!  This weekend it was chilly during the day too!  More us time and we even worked a nap into the afternoon.

Even though it was only 2 nights, any time camping is better than none at all!

Info:
north of Woodland Park, Colorado on 67
Pike National Forest - Colorado Campground
Site: 20 - Dry camping
Cost: $27/night
Firewood: $7.00 Bundle

Amenities of note to us:
Very clean bathrooms, right next to site
Walking distance to Manitou Lake
4 out of 5 campfires!